Godzilla Raids Again

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Japan, 1955, 82 min

Directed by:

Motoyoshi Oda

Based on:

Ib Melchior (short story)

Screenplay:

日高繁明, Takeo Murata

Composer:

Masaru Satō
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Toho Studios followed the enormous success of the original Godzilla with this sequel, efficiently directed by Motoyoshi Oda as a straight-ahead monsters-on-the-loose drama. An underrated standout among the Showa Godzilla films, Godzilla Raids Again introduces the monster-versus-monster format that would dominate the remainder of the series, pitting Godzilla against the ferocious, spiny Anguirus as the kaiju wreak havoc in the streets of Osaka in a series of elaborate set pieces that succeed in upping the ante for destruction. (Criterion)

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